Intel: Fighting for its Life… and Losing
It has been a bad year for Intel. Despite the Silicon Valley Giants near record-high stock price, Intel could be on the defensive and playing catchup in the industry it once dominated.
High Performance Computing in Business
The Human Genome Project, a $3 billion project that took place from 1990 to 2003, sequenced the human genome for the first time. With significant advances in computing capabilities, the cost of producing a high-quality ‘draft’ human genome sequence has drastically decreased, costing only $1,500 in late 2015
Why Ant Group Was Squashed
While there are many reasons for the mammoth influence of Chinese companies, Ant Group’s story serves as a great anecdote for how and why these giants rise and fall.
Snowflake’s Hot IPO
In September of 2020, Snowflake had an immensely successful IPO starting at $120 per share and rising as high as $245.
What’s an NFT and Why Should You Care?
Mike Winkelmann, known to many as “Beeple,” just became the third most valuable living artist in the world. His latest piece sold for a whopping $69 million.
The Fall of Bitcoin
Bitcoin is about to run into the greatest challenge the cryptocurrency will ever face - economic policy and regulation.
Cinema vs. Streaming
Your favorite franchise premieres its newest movie this Friday — you have been anticipating the release for months — but it's 2020, and now you have to make a choice. Do you choose to get out of the house and go to AMC Theatres to gaze up at your favorite characters on a premium 45-foot screen, enjoy a large bucket of all-too-buttery popcorn, and an extra-large Coke Icee? Or, do you decide to stream a different movie on Netflix from the comfort of your home, with your feet up, and a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Half Baked from your freezer, and wait to watch the new movie until it is out of theaters?
Monopolies of the Market and Mind
Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook have taken full control of the technology market and subsequent consumer brainpower through their lucrative data-driven engagement strategies, leading to unprecedented profits, political censorship, and psychological dependence.
The Rise of Zoom and Its Impact on Higher Education
The coronavirus pandemic has brought about a dramatic change in all human activities worldwide. The education sector has been one of the most impacted sectors, as people navigated the experience of transitioning from in-person schooling to an online format. At the heart of this change has been one company and its video conferencing product: Zoom.
TSMC: The Biggest Winner in Taiwan’s Exceptional Response to COVID-19
After 9 months of the pandemic, how did a country with 23 million people and such close proximity to the COVID-19 outbreak manage to have so much success in fending off the virus? Moreover, how did Taiwan’s robust response to the pandemic help further monopolize Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC), the industry leader in global semiconductor manufacturing?
Tech Stocks: Going Nowhere but UP UP UP
So, how do the tech sector and market move together? Why did the tech sector rebound so much stronger and quicker? What was this recent volatility about, and what does the future look like for the tech sector?